OT: "Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid" two endings

"nancree" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorry to be so Off Topic, but a web search hasn't helped. Last night I
watched "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid", and it had an entirely
different ending. Does anyone know why? The famous ending that I
remember was the two of them heading for the cliff,with the river far
below. Redford says "I can't swim", and Newman saying "The fall alone
will kill ya'." And they jump off the high cliff, yelling "Oh, sh-t".

You must have missed it - that scene "jumping off the cliff" is in the middle of
the movie before going to South America( Bolivia IIRC). The ending was in a
shoot out with the army.

Dimitri

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Nancree

Nan, the ending that you remember , was NOT the ending, it happened
somewhere in the middle of the movie, and they got away.

The movie ending they had was correct, they go out to gunfire and
then.... who knows, my opinion is, they left it to the imagination as
they is speculation as to whether Butch survived to a ripe old age.

I have read a couple of books on this, one written I think, by his
sister.

Look it up, sort of fun to reasearch this.
Rosie

nancree wrote on 15 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

Sorry to be so Off Topic, but a web search hasn't helped. Last
night I watched "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid", and it had an
entirely different ending. Does anyone know why? The famous
ending that I remember was the two of them heading for the
cliff,with the river far below. Redford says "I can't swim", and
Newman saying "The fall alone will kill ya'." And they jump off
the high cliff, yelling "Oh, sh-t".
In the version I saw last night, the two of them, after a
hopeless
shoot-out, and injured, run toward the camera with a volley of
gunfire behind them. Then there is a long freeze-frame of the two
of them side by side, heading straight toward the camera, with the
gunfire continuing. THE END. Very effective, poetic, even. But
no jumping off the cliff.
Is anyone aware of this practice? And why would they change the
ending? Would love to hear your comments.
Thank you.
Nancree

The Famous cliff scene happens about 1/2 way thru the movie. The
railroad decides to get serious...Sends out a crack team to track
them down...The Cliff jump was their only out. Movie continues
with scenes in NY City and then Bolivia....In the ending I
remember...They get shot by I think 1/2 of the bolivian army, after
robbing a silver mine. You don't see them get shot...but they run out
into a blazing hale of rifle fire...I haven't seen the movie in about
10 yrs so if this seems disjointed...blame my memory.

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It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

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Thanks, everyone, for correcting me on the cliff jump. I must have
nodded off at the wrong time.
Nancree

nancree said:

Sorry to be so Off Topic, but a web search hasn't helped. Last night I
watched "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid", and it had an entirely
different ending. Does anyone know why? The famous ending that I
remember was the two of them heading for the cliff,with the river far
below. Redford says "I can't swim", and Newman saying "The fall alone
will kill ya'." And they jump off the high cliff, yelling "Oh, sh-t".
In the version I saw last night, the two of them, after a hopeless
shoot-out, and injured, run toward the camera with a volley of gunfire
behind them. Then there is a long freeze-frame of the two of them side
by side, heading straight toward the camera, with the gunfire
continuing. THE END. Very effective, poetic, even. But no jumping
off the cliff.
Is anyone aware of this practice? And why would they change the
ending? Would love to hear your comments.

The shoot-out/freeze frame is the original ending. You must have been
more impressed with the cliff-jumping scene when you first saw it, and
that stuck in your mind.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

"Monsur Fromage du Pollet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The Famous cliff scene happens about 1/2 way thru the movie. The
railroad decides to get serious...Sends out a crack team to track
them down...The Cliff jump was their only out. Movie continues
with scenes in NY City and then Bolivia....In the ending I
remember...They get shot by I think 1/2 of the bolivian army, after
robbing a silver mine. You don't see them get shot...but they run out
into a blazing hale of rifle fire...I haven't seen the movie in about
10 yrs so if this seems disjointed...blame my memory.

OK, as long as we're bringing up great exits, how about Thelma and Louise
sailing off into the Great Blue Yonder?

Felice

nancree said:

Thanks, everyone, for correcting me on the cliff jump. I must have
nodded off at the wrong time.

It's understandable, the movie being such a snooze.

I remember watching it back in the day and thinking it an ok movie.
Unfortunately, like beehive hairdoos and leisure suits, things from
that era don't always age well. BC/SDK is one of these. Seeing Paul
and Bob crack lame jokes in between shootouts just doesn't work
anymore. Seeing it again, recently, I couldn't take it for more than
about 5 minutes. I wish all I remembered is up to the jump off the
cliff, too. .....and that damned "Raindrops" song is in that infernal
Please-shoot-me-I-can't-get-it-out-of-my-head catagory. 😉

nb

notbob said:

It's understandable, the movie being such a snooze.

I remember watching it back in the day and thinking it an ok movie.
Unfortunately, like beehive hairdoos and leisure suits, things from
that era don't always age well. BC/SDK is one of these. Seeing Paul
and Bob crack lame jokes in between shootouts just doesn't work
anymore. Seeing it again, recently, I couldn't take it for more than
about 5 minutes. I wish all I remembered is up to the jump off the
cliff, too. .....and that damned "Raindrops" song is in that infernal
Please-shoot-me-I-can't-get-it-out-of-my-head catagory. 😉

nb

Thank you!!! I HATE that song.

Why my husband reveres this movie so much is beyond me.

I-zheet M'drurz said:

Now *that* was a great "buddy movie", and it's a shame those two
guys never did anything worth mentioning after that (IMHO, of
course)

It was a great foodie movie, too. Maybe not so much for actual
cooking, but for the NY restaurant atmosphere, much like Dinner Rush.
I enjoyed it on so many levels. The hoods were slimey, the cops were
slimeyer, Geraldine Page was excellent, and Kenneth McMillan as Barney
was also good. Oh, more foodie stuff ....Eric chewed the scenery with
relish! (Chah-leeeeee!!) I also fell in love with that particular
Sinatra song, but it was the intro that did it for me. That dressing
scene was so cool I started dressing a little nicer, myself.

nb

notbob spaketh thusly:

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On 2005-07-15, I-zheet M'drurz <[email hidden]>

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Now *that* was a great "buddy movie", and it's a shame those
two guys never did anything worth mentioning after that
(IMHO, of course)

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It was a great foodie movie, too. Maybe not so much for actual
cooking, but for the NY restaurant atmosphere, much like Dinner
Rush. I enjoyed it on so many levels.

Since then, I've had the opportunity (!?) to work with a semi-
drunk cook who was in cahoots with the barmaids. So yeah, this
foodie knows that art imitates life or is that the other way
around? :-)

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Eric ... (Chah-leeeeee!!)

Chalooch!

This horse has artificial inspiration, Chah-lie...

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I also fell in love with that particular Sinatra song, but it was
the intro that did it for me. That dressing scene was so cool I
started dressing a little nicer, myself.

Indeed. Any red-blooded american male that didn't want to be a
wise guy after watching that movie just didn't have a clue.

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Nancree wrote:
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The cliff-jumping scene is actually in the middle of the movie - always
has been. That's how they get away from the Super Posse. The rest of
the movie is about Butch and Sundance going to Bolivia, where they (as
you saw) are killed.

If you'd like to read a little about the movie, how it was made, and
see the script, find a copy of William Goldman's book, "Adventures in
the Screen Trade".

Goldman is one of my favorite script writers...he also wrote the novel
and screenplay for "The Princess Bride".

Lisa Ann

Lisa Ann wrote on 15 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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Goldman is one of my favorite script writers...he also wrote the
novel and screenplay for "The Princess Bride".

Lisa Ann

His script was good but his book "The Princess Bride" (written after
the movie) was better.

--
It's not a question of where he grips it!
It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?